Ab initio study of possible intermediates in the no(4Π) catalyzed geometric isomerizations of olefins

The geometries of acyclic and three-membered ring (nitroxide) H₄C₂NO radicals in their ground ²Π electronic states have been optimized completely at ab initio UHF and ROHF theoretical levels with the STO-3G and the 6-31G** basis sets. The optimizations favour the cyclic nitroxide structure energetically. However ΔE(acyclic - cyclic) at the UHF and ROHF/6-31G** levels are only 3.2 and 1.9 kcal mol^-1, respectively. Incomplete MP2/6-311G** optimizations support these results. The zero-point energy computed at the ROHF/6-31G** level for the nitroxide radical is 2.5 kcal mol^-1 higher than that for the acyclic structure, thus reversing the relative energies by 0.6 kcal mol^-1. The energies of the two radical structures, relative to the sum of those for ethylene and NO, are very close to literature values of the activation energies for the thermal, NO catalyzed geometrical isomerizations of olefins. Thus cyclic nitroxide intermediates may play a role not only in the Hg 6(³P₁) photosensitized, but also in the thermal, NO-catalyzed geometric isomerizations of olefins. Paper dedicated to Professor Otto P. Strausz; presented in part at the 75th Canadian Chemical Congress and Exhibition, Edmonton, May 31 – June 4, 1992.     

Photonic-band-gap resonator gyrotron.

We report the design and experimental demonstration of a gyrotron oscillator using a photonic-band-gap (PBG) structure to eliminate mode competition in a highly overmoded resonator. The PBG cavity supports a TE(041)-like mode at 140 GHz and is designed to have no competing modes over a minimum frequency range delta omega/omega of 30% about the design mode. Experimental operation of a PBG gyrotron at 68 kV and 5 A produced 25 kW of peak power in the design mode. No other modes were observed over the full predicted operating range about the design mode. PBG cavities show great promise for applications in vacuum electron devices in the millimeter- and submillimeter-wave bands.     

ChemInform Abstract: XeNO3+: A Gaseous Cation Characterized by a Remarkably Strong Xe—O Bond.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

DELPHI有机共轭体系MM力场的优化和应用

运用我们建议的SC-HMO方法优化了有机共轭烯烃的DELPHIMM力场。将优化所得力场和参数用于计算各类型101个共轭化合物的分子几何构型、生成热、偶极矩和IR频率等, 结果可与MM3法相比。     

Yb3+/Er3+共掺(MLaFn)x(M=0,K;n=3,4;x=1,1.5)纳米材料的控制合成及其上转换发光性质

采用水热与溶剂热结合的方法,在乙二醇-正己醇体系中,通过调节KF与RE(RE=La,Yb,Er)的量比、反应温度和反应时间实现了由LaF_3(六角相)到KLaF_4(立方相、六角相)晶型的控制合成。借助透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线粉末衍射(XRD)对样品的结构和微观形貌进行表征。结果表明,当KF/RE比例为2. 25时,制备的样品为片状的六角相LaF_3纳米颗粒;当KF/RE比例为3. 00时,得到具有近似球形的立方相KLaF_4纳米颗粒;当KF/RE比例为4. 25时,得到了六角相(KLaF_4)_(1. 5)纳米颗粒。上转换发射光谱显示:所有的样品在近红外光(980 nm)激发下,均有3个明显的发射峰,在522 nm、544 nm处分别对应于Er~(3+)的~4S_(3/2),~2H_(11/2)→~4I_(15/2)能级跃迁,655 nm处属于Er~(3+)的~4F_(9/2)→~4I_(15/2)能级跃迁。     

西藏拉萨市周边温棚蔬菜样品中农药残留量的研究

用农药残毒速测仪和气相色谱 火焰光度检测器（GC FPD）2种方法对拉萨市周边4个温室蔬菜基地抽样采集的26个蔬菜样品测定其农药残留量.结果,用速测仪检测出7个蔬菜样品中有农药残留存在.为进一步验证其结果,参考国家农业标准NY/T 761-2008,建立了气相色谱火焰光度(GC-FPD)检测蔬菜样品中敌敌畏、氧化乐果、二嗪农、乐果、甲基对硫磷、马拉硫磷、对硫磷、水胺硫磷、喹硫磷9种有机磷农药残留的分析方法,建立的气相色谱分析方法：检出限为0.039 7～0.182 0 μg·mL^-1、回收率为51.64%～91.04%、方法的精密度为1.61%～10.80%.用该方法对农药残留超标的蔬菜样品进行分析,结果未检测到上述9种有机磷农药的残留.实验结果为从事农药残留检测工作者在分析方法的选择和评价拉萨市蔬菜农药残留状况提供参考.     

Relaxation Limit for Aw-Rascle System

We study the relaxation limit for the Aw-Rascle system of traffic flow. For this we apply the theory of invariant regions and the compensated compactness method to get global existence of Cauchy problem for a particular Aw-Rascle system with source, where the source is the relaxation term, and we show the convergence of this solutions to the equilibrium state.     

A MODEL FOR ESTIMATING PREMIUMS TO REDUCE IRRIGATION ON FARMS

Abstract This paper aims to determine the minimum agri‐environmental premium per hectare that farmers should receive to reduce crop irrigation. To this end, the authors develop a mixed‐integer quadratic model using a new methodology based on traditional positive mathematical programming, which allows the inclusion in the model of crop variants that are not present in the baseline situation of the farms. What is shown is that the results obtained with this new methodology, using the cost average approach of calibration, are the same as those obtained with an empirical method, when there is no change of crop distribution after the changeover from irrigated to nonirrigated farms. The theoretical results are compared with those obtained using the calibration with exogenous elasticities and are illustrated numerically for a representative farm of an area around Spain's Tablas de Daimiel in which the use of groundwater for crop irrigation has led to the ongoing deterioration of wetlands that depend on the same source of water, endangering the region's environmental sustainability.